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Direct linkIto, Akihiro – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2004
This study examines the reliability and validity of translation tests as a reading comprehension measure. The following tests were administered to 70 Japanese high school students: (1) open-ended translation (OE-TRAN) test from English to Japanese; (2) multiple-choice translation (MC-TRAN) test; (3) cloze test (CLOZE-T); and (4) short-answer…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Reading Comprehension, Translation, Reading Achievement
Dillon, Frank; Worthington, Roger L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2003
Five studies on the development of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Counseling Self-Efficacy Inventory (LGB-CSI) were conducted. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of an initial pool of 64 items yielded 5 factors that assess counselor self-efficacy to perform lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) affirmative counseling behaviors…
Descriptors: Validity, Self Efficacy, Social Desirability, Homosexuality
Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Tierney, Elaine; Arnold, L. Eugene; Ghuman, Jaswinder K.; Loftin, Rachel L.; Cronin, Pegeen; Koenig, Kathleen; Posey, David J.; Martin, Andres; Hollway, Jill; Lee, Lisa S.; Kau, Alice S. M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2006
The factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) algorithm items were examined in a sample of 226 youngsters with pervasive developmental disabilities. Exploratory factor analyses indicated a three-factor solution closely resembling the original algorithm and explaining 38% of…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Measurement Techniques, Autism
Cheung, Hoi-yan – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
This study sought to measure general teacher efficacy levels of in-service primary teachers in Hong Kong. Participants included 725 Hong Kong in-service teachers, who were invited to take part in the study. These in-service teachers came from 28 different primary schools ranging from government, aided, private and direct subsidy schools. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Teaching Experience, Teacher Effectiveness
Roberti, Jonathan W.; Harrington, Lisa N.; Storch, Eric A. – Journal of College Counseling, 2006
Because of increased stress conditions in college students, updated psychometrics of the Perceived Stress Scale, 10-item version (PSS-10; S. Cohen & G. Williamson, 1988) are necessary. Participants were 281 undergraduates at 3 public universities. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a 2-factor structure measuring Perceived Helplessness and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Universities, Psychometrics, Undergraduate Students
Download full textDilley, Joseph B.; Weiner, Dana A.; Lyons, John S.; Martinovich, Zoran – Online Submission, 2007
The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) is a functional assessment used in approximately 27 states to evaluate youth service outcomes. The CANS purports to measure both the youth's risk and protective factors, but its validity is largely un-researched. This study compares ratings of 304 delinquent youth on the CANS and ratings on a…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Juvenile Justice, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Adolescents
Jensen, Barbara; Considine, William – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2007
The articles published in the "Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science" (MPEES) journal over the first 10 volumes were categorized by content area and methodology. The authors have offered opinions here concerning the changes observed over the 10-year period, the areas that are well-represented, and other potential areas of research…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Measurement Techniques, Research Methodology
Hodge, David R. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Cultural competence has become a central social work tenet enshrined in the profession's ethical and educational standards. Few measures of cultural competence exist, however, in spite of an increasing array of religious, ethnic, and racial groups in U.S. society. This article develops a new measure to assess cultural competence among one family…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Religion, Social Work, Evaluation Methods
Karpp, Edward R. – 1995
The California Chemistry Diagnostic Test (CCDT) was developed by chemistry faculties at the University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems to address dissatisfaction with existing chemistry assessment instruments. The instrument was tested at 25 campuses of the 3 systems, after which Glendale…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests, Placement
Campbell, Kathleen T. – 1993
The estimation of the internal consistency of a newly constructed instrument using Cronbach's coefficient alpha is demonstrated. This study sought to determine the relationship, if any, between an individual's cognitive style and the preference for certain kinds of information used in making decisions. Cognitive style was determined with the Myers…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Cognitive Style, Comparative Testing, Decision Making
Cope, Ronald T. – 1995
This paper deals with the problems that arise in performance assessment from the granularity that results from having a small number of tasks or prompts and raters of responses to these tasks or prompts. Two problems are discussed in detail: (1) achieving a satisfactory degree of reliability; and (2) equating or adjusting for differences of…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Equated Scores, High Stakes Tests
Khammash, Salma B. – 1995
The Arabic Picture Vocabulary Test (APVT) was derived from the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test in order to provide an estimate of a student's acquired verbal ability in Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic) through his or her aural vocabulary. It is an individually administered norm-referenced power test for students aged 5 to 9 plus years. Each item…
Descriptors: Arabic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Livingston, Samuel A.; Sims-Gunzenhauser, Alice – 1995
A study was conducted to provide information for setting two separate standards, the accuracy score and the documentation score, for the Praxis III: Classroom Performance Assessment (Praxis III). Praxis III is intended for making instructional and licensing decisions about beginning teachers. This standard-setting study was a person-judgment…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Observation Techniques, Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education
Flaitz, Jim; Perdomo, Toni – 1994
A cursory examination of current measurement texts used in teacher education reveals a treatment of such topics as test reliability, item analysis, and test interpretation based largely upon classical test theory. In the meantime, the landscape of the classroom has been significantly impacted by a growing emphasis on more authentic assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Trends, Item Analysis
Angoff, William H. – 1989
This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that items of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) containing reference to American people, places, customs, etc., tend to favor examinees who have spent some time living in the United States. Two samples of examinees were drawn from the March 1987 TOEFL administration, one tested in…
Descriptors: Context Effect, English (Second Language), Evaluators, Foreign Nationals
